gymnastics

noun

as in calisthenics

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Recent Examples of gymnastics Probably even a little more frequently when there are big events — think the track and field national championships or gymnastics worlds — and during the last few months before the Games. — Nancy Armour, USA Today, 18 May 2026 Binkowski competed for Naperville Central’s gymnastics team in her first two years, barely missing qualifying for sectionals as a sophomore. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 Qatar is expected to be a strong candidate after hosting world championships in many top-tier Olympic supports including track and field, gymnastics, swimming, soccer and cycling. — ABC News, 24 June 2026 In short, the mechanism used to provide partial state funding for homeschool and private-school students is now paying for those students to attend soccer camps, horseback riding classes, gymnastics and jiu-jitsu classes. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026 Keno left his mark in the local gymnastics community through his innovation in children’s gymnastics programs at Blue Valley Recreation. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026 The basketball player had been with two friends at a gymnastics event at the Nashville fairgrounds before getting onto the interstate in Bell's white Nissan Sentra to return to campus. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026 This time around, Andrade represented the Brazilian gymnastics team at the 2026 Pan American Championships, marking the start of her Olympic comeback in her home country. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 The series is expected to premiere in January and marks the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition star’s professional acting debut, following her LSU gymnastics career. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gymnastics
  1. aerobics
  2. bodybuilding
  3. activity
  4. body mechanics
  5. weight lifting
  6. conditioning
Noun
  • Others have worn them directly into water for pool aerobics, creek wading, and more.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
  • Gilad Janklowicz, a fitness instructor whose signature syndicated TV program Bodies In Motion brought daily exercise routines to viewers newly dazzled by the exercise and aerobics movement of the 1980s and ’90s, died Tuesday, June 9.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 June 2026
Definition of aerobics
Noun
  • Examples include pre-workout supplements and bodybuilding supplements.
    — Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 2 July 2026
  • Parmida is also an ambassador for bodybuilding apparel brand Darc Sport, per her Instagram.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
Definition of bodybuilding
Noun
  • The purchase reflects a broader effort to improve protection at military bases as unauthorized drone activity becomes more common.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • But when menstrual symptoms become severe enough to interfere with work, school, relationships or daily activities, something more serious may be going on.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of activity
Noun
  • Instead, use safe body mechanics, which can mean squatting to pick up a weight rather than bending over.
    — Hadia Zainab, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Sasaki said through an interpreter after he was lifted from the game that something felt off about his upper-body mechanics.
    — Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of body mechanics
Noun
  • Ouchi recommends constant physical strengthening, specifically weight lifting.
    — Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • Mounting research shows weight lifting may help some trauma survivors reconnect with their bodies in healthy ways.
    — Windsor Johnston, NPR, 25 May 2026
Definition of weight lifting
Noun
  • Historical data about the parts of the nation that use the most air conditioning shows a strong geographical trend.
    — Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Europe has long resisted air conditioning as noisy, an eyesore on architectural facades and unnecessary, as brutal summer heat has been relatively short-lived.
    — Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of conditioning

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